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    Unity Virtual Camera

    Use the Unity Virtual Camera mobile app alongside the Unity Editor to drive a Unity camera from your iPad or iPhone and record camera movement, rotation, focus, zoom, and more to achieve a handheld look-and-feel.

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    Important: The Unity Virtual Camera app is a companion app, which means it requires the Unity Editor to function, as opposed to a standalone app.

    Before you start

    Review the detailed requirements and perform the necessary installations and environment setup:

    1. Install the Live Capture package and the Unity Virtual Camera app.

    2. Make sure your network and your firewall are correctly set up.

    3. Connect the Virtual Camera app to the Unity Editor.

    In this documentation

    • How to get started with a basic setup in your current Unity project to try out the Unity Virtual Camera functionality.

    • Overview of the Unity Virtual Camera app interface.

    • General guidelines to achieve some basic workflow tasks with Unity Virtual Camera.

    • How to manage Virtual Camera lenses.

    • How to use Snapshots.

    • UI reference about Virtual Camera functional elements used in the Unity Editor: components, presets, and Video Server preferences.

    Additional resources

    • Get support and access learning resources about Unity Virtual Camera.
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